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Henry Sanchez Full Name: Henry D. Sanchez, Jr. Date of birth: May 15, 1931 Date of death: February 25, 1995 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 50 Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975 63rd   Democrat Brownsville / Cameron   Cameron H 46-2 Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973 62nd   Democrat Brownsville / Cameron   Brooks, Cameron, Kenedy, Willacy H 46-2 Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971 61st   Democrat Brownsville / Cameron   Brooks, Cameron, Kenedy, Willacy H 47-2 Dec 7, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969 60th (1) (2) (3)   Democrat Brownsville / Cameron   Cameron (1) Sworn 12/7/1967. Oaths of Office. (2) Henry Sanchez, in special election 12/2/1967, sworn 12/7/1967, succeeded Maurice S. Pipkin, resigned 8/31/1967. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (3) Special election 11/11/1967, runoff 12/2/1967. Texas Secretary of State - Election Dates Including Special Elections, 1966-2001.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 61st Legislature, R.S., HSR 416. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 74th Legislature, R.S., HR 1059. Memorializing 35 members who died in the past two years. Resolutions - Memorial. 74th Legislature, R.S., HR 302. Resolutions - Memorial. 74th Legislature, R.S., SR 337. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch included in Tejano Struggle for Representation, 2004. Military Service Notes United States Air Force. "Mr. Sanchez was an outstanding patriot, and he served with distinction in the United States Air Force for four years." 74th Legislature, R.S., HR 302. Resolutions - Memorial. Other Resources Obituary, 2/27/1995. Brownsville Herald. List of unknown origin shows Sanchez was chosen Rookie (Freshman) of the Year, 61st Legislature. Cannot verify with another source. Vertical File. Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators Named one of 'The Worst'. Best and Worst Legislators, 1973. Photographs Photograph. Henry Sanchez, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Henry Sanchez, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Henry Sanchez, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 60th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 61st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 62nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 63rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 63rd R.S. - 1973 Citizens' Conference on State Legislatures, Steering, Special (Operations of the House)   Intergovernmental Affairs   Liquor Regulation   Natural Resources (Vice Chair)  62nd R.S. - 1971 Common Carriers   Counties   Oil and Gas Regulation   Oil, Gas and Mining   Penitentiaries (Vice Chair)  Public Education Financing   Revenue and Taxation   Texas-Mexico-Central America Friendship (Chair)  61st R.S. - 1969 Banks and Banking   Commerce and Manufacturing   Common Carriers   Interstate Cooperation   Public Education   Texas-Mexico Friendship (Chair)  60th R.S. - 1967 Banks and Banking   Commerce and Manufacturers   Entertainment Industry   Interstate Cooperation   Oil, Gas and Mining   Revenue and Taxation

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